The presidential election witnessed an increase in voter participation in some sections of Philadelphia, veteran observers said. At the Norman Blumberg Apartments Community Center, Irene McDonald made sure that everyone who is registered to vote [continue reading…]
[vimeo 52950894] When Hector Colon moved into Fairhill in 1986, it was a much different place from what it is today. According to Colon, the 1990s became a very bloody and crime-ridden time in Fairhill’s history. [continue reading…]
Residents of Roxborough were able to vote Tuesday morning at the Roxborough branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia located at 6245 Ridge Ave. Since the library opened at 7 a.m., it experienced a sporadic [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/52762598] PhillyEarth, an organization founded to teach local children about becoming community sustainability leaders, provides after-school programs, an urban farm site and community outreach programs to Fairhill. Jon Hopkins, who runs the organization, welcomes a [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/52892119] Many Philadelphians are familiar with the constant struggle between Drexel University and Powelton Village. The cause of the well documented fights are almost always concerning the university’s attempts to expand its campus and Powelton [continue reading…]
Temple University reporters will be covering the national and local races on Tuesday in a state that has become one of the key battlegrounds between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Under [continue reading…]
Friends and art lovers gathered this weekend at Germantown’s Imperfect Gallery, located 5601 Greene St., to view two new exhibitions, including one focused on politics. Imperfect Gallery has become a central gathering place for Germantown’s [continue reading…]
philadelphianeighborhoods.com won four Pacemaker awards, generally considered the Pulitzer Prizes of college journalism, including a first place for overall website. Kriston Bethel and Tim Johnson collected two awards for the category of multimedia feature for [continue reading…]
Like other schools in the Philadelphia School District, John Story Jenks has learned to do more with less. But even though the district’s financial distress has left schools with less resources, J.S. Jenks’ parents are [continue reading…]
When you look inside the Roxborough Development Corp., located at 6111 Ridge Ave., you won’t just find an office filled with people sitting in front of computers. Instead, you’ll find the space has come to [continue reading…]
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